Best Ever Roast Beef Recipe

This roast beef is the best I’ve ever tasted, and it’s great for family dinners! Cube leftover meat and save any extra sauce; they’ll add new flavor to basic fried rice. —Caroline Flynn, Troy, New York

Nutritional Facts

Directions

Cut roast in half. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker; add onion and 1-1/3 cups water. In a small bowl, combine the soup, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and pepper; pour over top. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until meat is tender.

Remove meat to a serving platter and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Best Ever Roast Beef in Simple & Delicious
April/May 2012, p24

"This really is the best roast beef ever in a crockpot! Yes it is a sweet gravy but I love the taste. So you can simply cut the brown sugar to 1/2 cup or 3/4 cup instead. I do love the fact that this one has lots of gravy as most recipes don't have enough! Great over mash potatoes. I like to use a boneless cross rib roast in this recipe as it "slices" better like a roast that was cooked in the oven instead of falling apart and shredding. It is very tender. I cooked a 3 lb. roast on low for 8 hours. I use any left over gravy as a soup base as the taste is soooooooo good!"

"I wish I had read the reviews first; it was very sweet. I will cut the brown sugar next time. However, it was very tasty and tender, and my kids ate every last bite. Even my husband who doesn't care much for traditional roast beef liked this very much."

"This was NOt the best ever roast beef. It was good, but the gravy was too sweet. I followed directions exactly, but I think 1 cup of brown sugar was just too much. If I make this again, I will definitely at least half the sugar. I had to add salt to cut some of the sweetness. The meat was tender, though, and it did make quite a bit of gravy."